lixiviate

[ lik-siv-ee-eyt ]

/ lɪkˈsɪv iˌeɪt /

to treat with a solvent; leach.

Origin of lixiviate

First recorded in 1640–50; lixivi(um) + -ate¹

lix·iv·i·a·tion, noun non·lix·iv·i·at·ed, adjective non·lix·iv·i·a·tion, noun

livraison, livre, livy, livyer, liwan, lixiviate, lixiviation, lixivium, liz, liza, lizard

lixiviate

/ (lɪkˈsɪvɪˌeɪt) /

(tr) chem a less common word for leach 1 (def. 1), lixiviate

lixivial, adjective lixiviation, noun

C17: from lixivium